In 2019, the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI) released a similar statement, stating that diphenhydramine, along with other first-generation antihistamines, should be used only as a last resort, with eventual consideration given to having them only available behind the counter in pharmacies. David Fischer, M.D., who is a senior author of the CSACI statement and an allergist at Western University in Canada, goes so far as to say that all allergists hate this drug. Several European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, have already restricted access to diphenhydramine to prescription-only use
Al-Bayati MNH, Hussein FF, Al-Ahmed HI
67.1% men, 65.8% white)and the other using PAP therapy (trial 2
It's asking for the standard of care you deserve
Many people find that these symptoms are most prominent when they first start the medication or when their dosage increases
Tania Dempsey: Yeah